Azerbaijan-Georgia partnership plays a pivotal role in the EU’s ties with the South Caucasus and Central Asia

The ongoing Russia-Ukraine war and President Donald J. Trump have already altered the geopolitical landscape in Europe. European countries are seeking deeper strategic partnerships with South Caucasus and Central Asian nations to diversify energy sources and foster regional cooperation and connectivity. In 2022, Azerbaijan and the EU signed a “Memorandum of Understanding on a Strategic…

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Historic First in Tbilisi: Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia trilateral talks

On April 17, Tbilisi hosted the first-ever formal trilateral meeting between the foreign ministries of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia. According to official statements, the primary aim of the meeting was to create a platform for open dialogue and to explore possible avenues for trilateral cooperation in the South Caucasus. This was a very important step,…

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Opinion: How to Take the Most from the Present De-Facto Peace Period in Armenia-Azerbaijan Relations

The Antalya Diplomacy Forum, held on April 11-13 in the resort Turkish town of Antalya, presented a rare opportunity for trilateral engagement among the foreign ministers of the three South Caucasian countries. The candid exchange between Azerbaijan’s Jeyhun Bayramov, Armenia’s Ararat Mirzoyan, and Georgia’s Maka Bochorishvili, facilitated by Türkiye, offered a fragile yet meaningful sign…

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On-going alterations in the Special Relationship – bound for strategic divergence?

The Labour party’s return to power in July 2024 was accompanied with a lot of uncertainty, with Keir Starmer and his team adopting a deliberately ambiguous campaign strategy to present itself as the candidate of common sense and pragmatism in contrast to the instability that characterized the final years of Conservative rule. This extended to…

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EU and Central Asia: the significance of the Samarkand summit for Azerbaijan

The author began by highlighting the holding of the EU-Central Asia summit on April 3-4, 2025, in the Uzbek city of Samarkand. The summit marked the beginning of a new strategic partnership between the sides, with the summit focusing on cooperation in the spheres of trade, transport, energy, digital communications and the management of water resources….

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Azerbaijan got mixed signals from the first-ever EU-Central Asia summit

The EU and five Central Asian countries held their inaugural high-level summit on April 4 in Samarkand, marking a watershed moment in Brussels’ engagement with the region amid shifting power dynamics in wider Eurasia. In addition to its contribution to deepening political ties between the EU and Central Asia, the meeting produced concrete deliverables on…

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Peace without women? The missing voices in the Azerbaijan-Armenia peace process

Introduction We are witnessing global ‘culture wars’ between conservative and progressive-minded individuals across the globe. The recent political developments in the United States, a global leader in promoting universal human rights, and the European Union countries have significantly altered the global political and cultural landscape. The rise of conservative-minded individuals globally has caused an alarm…

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Azerbaijan Seeks Trilateral Partnership with Israel and U.S.

As global political tensions intensify, the previously blurred lines of state alignments are becoming clearer. In the South Caucasus and the broader Middle East, this is observed in the emergence of new alliances and the strengthening of existing ones, with far-reaching implications for regional stability and international relations. While Georgia remains in geopolitical limbo due…

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Germany eyes deepening bilateral ties with Azerbaijan

The ongoing geopolitical turmoil in Europe has reshaped traditional security dynamics in the region. Following the Trump administration’s economic and security policies toward the European Union (EU), EU member states have had to rethink their global strategies and regional engagements, writes Shahmar Hajiyev, head of department at the Center of Analysis of International Relations (AIR Center)….

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